Australia Square

where a story is told in which people through experiences, changing their opinion on refugees, boat people and asylum seekers. The title “Go Back to Where You Came From” uses xenophobic colloquialism to highlight a common fear of what foreign within Australia. Go Back highlights through the empathy towards others discoveries can be made by others. The poem We Are Going by Oodgeroo Noonuccal explores the realisation of the impact on the loss of indigenous culture being lost. Discoveries are made…

provide them will almost direct access to attack and invade the North and East coast of Australia security. After the Fall of Singapore to the Japanese on the February 15th 1942, a major British base in the Pacific region was lost. They then moved onto the Indonesian islands, forcing thousands of Allied troops to surrender. The Japanese then took other islands in the Pacific, however they did not invade Australia. Instead they aimed to cut of their supply line with the United States of…

happen to Uluru in future years. The landform that I am researching and investigating is Uluru. Uluru is the most iconic natural landform in Australia and the formation of Uluru is just as amazing. Uluru was named “Ayers Rock” by Europeans in 1873 when William Gosse gave it its title after Sir Henry Ayers, the Chief Secretary of South Australia at the time. The red colour of Uluru…

Lawson vividly recreates the experience of life in the outback in and throughout his texts, which provides different perspectives on how we might view it. These descriptions give the responder a clear and descriptive insight into the hardships of the landscape and the strength and determination of its people resulting in renewed perspectives on the world. These distinctively vivid images are created through figurative and linguistic devices, and are most evident in Lawson’s texts "The Drover's…

The United States of America is known to be one of the most welcoming countries when it comes to allow people from other areas to live here. However, when it comes to refugees there is sometimes a lack of that same hospitality. The American government, people, and media need to more inclusive in their discussions about refugees. People that are coming from countries of destruction and war do not leave to go ruin another country. They simply are looking for a better life for themselves and their…

possessions behind to board on dangerous and unsafe vessels headed for Australia. In doing this, it has created an uproar of panic and fear, and a massive social issue and debate in Australia about people seeking asylum. Has Australia forgotten that in 1951 they signed and agreed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Refugee Convention? The outcome for signing and approving to this convention means Australia has guidelines and responsibilities to follow and adhere to,…

concern for Australia. This essay will address some issues surrounding this topic. It will seek to explore the national strategy in regards to ‘Closing the Gap’ in relation to the aboriginal people of Australia. The differences between indigenous Australians and non-indigenous Australians are sought out in this essay. It will include existing national strategies, proposition of additional approaches and further suggestions of cultivating better health among the aboriginal people of Australia.…

Laws in Australia are often created to protect the country from perceived threats from outside of the nation. Australia as a nation has significantly grown in population, allies and fears. Australia’s population growth is mainly due to immigration after the Second World War affecting contemporary Australia. The nation was also able to build itself an image in the international community when Australia was able to have a say in its foreign policies and allies. With a growing population and…

There were several roles that Aboriginal people of the 19th century had fulfilled that directly contributed to the colonial development of Australia; some of these roles included domestic servitude, guides and Law enforcement officers. During the period of 1804 – 1822, Newcastle had been an open air prison where countless prisoners had attempted to escape. The Aboriginal tribe that inhabited this area had been extraordinary participants in the recapturing of the escapees (Lecture 5, Slide 6).…

1.0 Introduction The great beer reef is located off the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia. The Great Barrier Reef stretches more than 1,600 miles 2,575 kilometres. More than 1,500 fish species live on the reef and The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of roughly 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands thirty species of whales, dolphins and porpoises have been recorded in the Great Barrier Reef including the Pacific humpback dolphin and the humpback…